CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Carl Samuel Austin Sr., 8 Jun 2005
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Carl Samuel Austin Sr., West G Street, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, June 8,
2005, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness. 

Mr. Austin was a native of Washington County and the son of the late Norman
and Elizabeth Fox Austin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death
by two brothers, Bill Austin and M.J. Austin, and five sisters, Irene Austin,
Katherine Austin, Blanch Austin, Dorothy Chambers and Elsie Chambers. 

Mr. Austin was retired from Inland Container Corporation and was a member of
First Christian Church of Elizabethton. He was an avid coin collector and
gardener. He was a U.S. Army veteran, stationed in Germany during the Korean
Conflict. 

Survivors include his wife, Bernice Snyder Austin, of the home; a son and
daughter-in-law, Carl Samuel Austin Jr. and Lee Anne Austin, Colbert, Ga.; and
three grandchildren, Blake Austin, Elizabeth Austin and Emily Austin, all of
Colbert, Ga. Several nieces and nephews also survive. 

Graveside and inurnment services for Mr. Austin will be conducted at 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 11, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. Brent Nidiffer,
minister, officiating. Honorary pallbearer will be a special friend, Sam
Ritchie. Friends may call at the residence, 304 West G Street, Elizabethton,
at anytime. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 9:55 a.m. Saturday. In lieu
of flowers donations may be made to the Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box
776, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Online condolences may be sent to the family
through our Web site at www.hathawaypercy.com. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.


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